Geek Culture Reviews

Rob reviews Endzone: A World Apart - Survivor Edition on Xbox Series X... Endzone   is a city builder come survival game that tasks players with "cancelling the Apocalypse". Originally debuting on PC back in 2021, developer Gentlymad Studios have now brought Endzone onto consoles.  Following a global nuclear disaster, the Earth was rendered an inhabitable wasteland, and humanity teetered on the edge of being wiped out. Now hundreds of years later, with background radiation being at a (sort of) tolerable level, what's left of humanity looks to reclaim the ravaged planet. With a scarce amount of resources at hand, can you lead humanity to prosper once again? Rebuilding humanity isn't an easy task and as such the game features an incredibly robust tutorial. As tutorials go, the one here almost feels like a game in its own right as you're shown everything that the game has to offer - no matter how minute. From learning how to harvest and process materials,

Princess Maker Refine - the game that pioneered the social simulation genre is now available on PC via Steam... Published by Bliss Brain Corporation, who were jointly behind last year's western release of the Wonder Boy Collection, have now brought Princess Maker Refine to Steam as a standalone game. Charging players as the caregiver to a 10-year old girl, Princess Maker was highly praised for its original ideas and content.  'You are a war hero who saved the kingdom from the brink of destruction by a demon army. Weary of death and destruction, you decide to raise a war orphan as your own daughter.Her dream is to become a princess. You must educate this innocent girl and raise her to be a respectable woman. Her future happiness and prosperity are dependent on your efforts.  The love you give to her and her dreams will eventually become something beautiful...' This impressive ' Refine ' edition features a repainted version of the g

Discover a Brand New Original Graphic Novel from an All-Star Creative Team in September 2022... From Shannon Watters , the co-creator of the bestselling worldwide phenomenon Lumberjanes , and co-writer debut author Branden Boyer-White , rising star artist Berenice Nelle ( Wanderlicht ), and colorists Kaitlyn Musto ( Specter Inspectors ), Kieran Quigley ( An Ember in the Ashes ), and Gonçalo Lopes ( Gamera: The Comics Collection ), comes a supernatural queer romance and adventure set in the infamous town of Sleepy Hollow. ' Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by—and obsessed with—Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after al

Rob speaks to Frankie B. Washington about his career and upcoming comic - Kaijus And Cowboys... Kaijus and Cowboys is an upcoming comic book series that has been co-developed by Matthew Blair and Frankie B. Washington . Set on an alien planet, a lone cowboy robot known only as "The Hunter" confronts a herd of kaiju monsters that threaten his fellow robots. For the launch of their comic, Blair and Washington utalised crowdfunding website Kickstarter to bring the project to life. At the end of the campaign the pair had secured funding for the comic and had amassed $3,912 from 157 backers.  Aside from helping to create Kaijus and Cowboys , Frankie Washington also lends his artistic talents to drawing the 20-page issue. With over 30 years experience as a freelance artist, Washington had had quite a varied career. Not only working on two Miramax movies, he has also worked with an animation studio, advertising agencies, print & comic book publishers, and sketc

Rob checks out the Flexi-Chair BS1B BackSupport Office Chair... Those of you who know me personally will know that the majority of my days consist of either sitting on a rickety stool at work or sitting hunched up on my floor at home (it's how I like to game!). In all honesty, both options aren't brilliant and as such I'm probably doing my back some (as of yet) unseen damage. With good lumbar support being more of a workplace health and safety focus, you can't forget about those of us who work - or game - at home.  With comfort and flexibility being key in any working environment, the good folks over at Flexispot have developed the Flexi-Chair BS1B. This office chair not only offers various degrees of comfort through its adjustable backrest and seat cushion, but it also features a very stylish and ergonomic design. While the BS1B isn't going to win against the more gamer-tailored chairs - it's a pretty good choice for those of us who work and game fr

The Wrong Earth: Meat #1 is out this Wednesday, and we have the official preview from Ahoy Comics right here... 'The multi-Earth event concludes in a special written by WRONG EARTH cocreator Tom Peyer! On Earth-Alpha, have Dragonflyman and Stinger met their match in Dr. Meat? Can Stinger’s nightmare all be a bad dream? Meanwhile, on Earth-Omega, Dragonfly meets someone he can talk to and help out in a time of need – for both of them.'   All five WRONG EARTH specials feature covers by co-creator Jamal Igle and a special incentive cover by legendary artist Gene Ha (Top Ten, Mae). This issue also features a second incentive cover by Bill Morrison (The Simpsons). The Wrong Earth: Meat #1 is available this Wednesday (27th July) and will be priced at $3.99 Rob Lake - For more comic book and video game chat why not follow Geek Culture Reviews on Twitter and Facebook

Rob reviews 2000 AD Prog #2291... With the heat wave now over, and the UK government still untangling the mess its in, Tharg is back to take us on another trip into the Thrillverse. Joining last week's fab four is the welcome return of Gordon Rennie and Simon Colby with another outing for Jaegir . And speaking of Jaegir  - doesn't that Cliff Robertson cover look amazing!  Judge Dredd: Special Relationship - Part 3 Brit-Cit have taken over the Atlantis rebuild, and Ol' Dredd isn't having any of it. As political tensions between Mega-City One and Brit-Cit rise, Dredd is deep under the Black Atlantic with a small team of Judges.  With the story being told out of sequence, it's playing out like HBO's current series of Westworld. So many questions!  Rob Williams delivers another fine outing as we get more scheming, and nefarious plots. Who is Modric? And is he part of "Circus"? Or could he be in bed with the Sov's? Well I guess we'll ju

BOOM! Studios has announced that Ryan Parrott and Dan Mora will be heading up another Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team-up this Winter. MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II is a brand new adventure with two of the most iconic teen crime-fighting teams coming together once again to save the world from a rising danger that threatens to bring both teams to the brink! “ The first Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team up resulted in iconic moments such as the reveal of the Green Ranger Shredder, the Ninja Rangers, and the mighty Turtlezord!” said Dafna Pleban, Senior Editor, BOOM! Studios. “But if you think there’s nothing that could top that, just wait ‘til you see what’s up next for both teams as they face familiar faces and unexpected villains in an adventure full of the new shocking twists and turns!” MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #1 features wraparound main cove

Rob reviews Power Rangers #21... The Rangers are well and truly on the path to that landmark #100th issue. With Ryan Parrott teasing that issue #100 won't leave a dry eye in the house. What does he have in store?  Well, right now we're still thick into the build-up and as such it's another "normal" day in the office for the Omega Rangers. After Andros interrogated the captured Xurix in the last issue, XI has discovered the location of the Astro Megaship - which just so happens to be deep within Xurix-held territory. With the Xurix interested in the contents of a locked room, and with Darkonda on his way to collect said content - time is running out.  As such Andros intends to infiltrate the Astro Megaship on his own as some kind of penance for his past failings. Yet, in true Ranager fashion, Jason convinces the Red Astro Ranger to allow himself, Yale, Trini, and Zack to tag along. What follows is a VERY interesting set of events that not only introduc

Rob reviews 2000 AD Prog 2290... As the UK bakes within an unnaturally hot heatwave, and its government destroys itself from within, Tharg is back with another dose of light relief from the pressures of everyday life.  This week there's a slight change as we only have four strips to contend with. However, that does mean we get a double helping of Dexter - which to be fair is worth it considering that this week's episode is full-on action. Anyway, joining Dex is more lashings of Judge Dredd: Special Relationship, Skip Tracer: Valhalla , and Brink: Mercury Retrograde.  Judge Dredd: Special Relationship - Part 2 Rob Williams continues to build the tension as things escalate between Mega-City One and Brit-Cit. It's all about rebuilding the destroyed Atlantic Tunnel as both parties argue over who's to foot the bill. With Chief Judge Logan claiming it should be a 50/50 split, Brit-Cit's Chief Judge Eddings claims that MC-1 should pay it all due to Dredd and Ma